diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Enum.kt b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Enum.kt
index fef0b38cc7f..df72fee1414 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Enum.kt
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Enum.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public open class Enum(converter : Converter,
             primaryConstructorSignatureToKotlin() +
             typeParametersToKotlin() +
             implementTypesToKotlin() +
-            " {\n" + AstUtil.joinNodes(membersExceptConstructors(), "\n") + "\n" +
+            " {\n" + membersExceptConstructors().toKotlin("\n") + "\n" +
             primaryConstructorBodyToKotlin() +
             "\npublic fun name()  : String { return \"\" }\npublic fun order() : Int { return 0 }\n}"
     }
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/File.kt b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/File.kt
index 52b9bfff84c..960fcc22234 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/File.kt
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/File.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public open class File(val packageName: String,
                        val mainFunction: String): Node() {
 
     public override fun toKotlin(): String {
-        val common: String = AstUtil.joinNodes(imports, "\n") + "\n\n" + AstUtil.joinNodes(classes, "\n") + "\n" + mainFunction
+        val common: String = imports.toKotlin("\n") + "\n\n" + classes.toKotlin("\n") + "\n" + mainFunction
         if (packageName.isEmpty()) {
             return common
         }
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/MethodCallExpression.kt b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/MethodCallExpression.kt
index a382080b2c3..ee61f3f72de 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/MethodCallExpression.kt
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/MethodCallExpression.kt
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@ public open class MethodCallExpression(val methodCall: Expression,
     public override fun isNullable(): Boolean = methodCall.isNullable() || resultIsNullable
 
     public override fun toKotlin(): String {
-        val typeParamsToKotlin: String? = (if (typeParameters.size() > 0)
-            "<" + AstUtil.joinNodes(typeParameters, ", ") + ">"
-        else
-            "")
+        val typeParamsToKotlin: String = typeParameters.toKotlin(", ", "<", ">")
         val argumentsMapped = arguments.map { it.toKotlin() }
         return methodCall.toKotlin() + typeParamsToKotlin + "(" + argumentsMapped.makeString(", ") + ")"
     }
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/NewClassExpression.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/NewClassExpression.java
index 038a158ea99..e0d93b812b9 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/NewClassExpression.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/NewClassExpression.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class NewClassExpression extends Expression {
         myArguments = arguments;
     }
 
-    public NewClassExpression(@NotNull Expression qualifier, @NotNull Element name, @NotNull List<Expression> arguments,
+    public NewClassExpression(@NotNull Element name, @NotNull List<Expression> arguments, @NotNull Expression qualifier,
                               @Nullable AnonymousClass anonymousClass) {
         this(name, arguments);
         myQualifier = qualifier;
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/ReferenceElement.kt b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/ReferenceElement.kt
index ffb66d26fe4..79d4e97f283 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/ReferenceElement.kt
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/ReferenceElement.kt
@@ -5,11 +5,5 @@ import org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.util.AstUtil
 import java.util.List
 
 public open class ReferenceElement(val reference : Identifier, val types : List<Type>) : Element() {
-    public override fun toKotlin() : String {
-        val typesIfNeeded : String = (if (types.size() > 0)
-            "<" + AstUtil.joinNodes(types, ", ") + ">"
-        else
-            "")
-        return reference.toKotlin() + typesIfNeeded
-    }
+    public override fun toKotlin() = reference.toKotlin() + types.toKotlin(", ", "<", ">")
 }
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/ExpressionVisitor.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/ExpressionVisitor.java
index 3a64e069b7d..c8cf0b5b263 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/ExpressionVisitor.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/ExpressionVisitor.java
@@ -277,9 +277,7 @@ public class ExpressionVisitor extends StatementVisitor {
         PsiExpression[] arguments = argumentList != null ? argumentList.getExpressions() : new PsiExpression[]{};
         if (constructor == null || Converter.$classobj.isConstructorPrimary(constructor) || isNotConvertedClass) {
             return new NewClassExpression(
-                    getConverter().expressionToExpression(expression.getQualifier()),
-                    getConverter().elementToElement(classReference),
-                    getConverter().argumentsToExpressionList(expression),
+                    getConverter().elementToElement(classReference), getConverter().argumentsToExpressionList(expression), getConverter().expressionToExpression(expression.getQualifier()),
                     anonymousClass != null ? getConverter().anonymousClassToAnonymousClass(anonymousClass) : null
             );
         }